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version 1.2, 1994/10/03 18:24:00 version 1.4, 1995/02/09 17:49:53
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 **make it easy to put the right variation for each processor into the  **make it easy to put the right variation for each processor into the
 configuration. I.e., on installation all combinations of options  configuration. I.e., on installation all combinations of options
 should be measured and the fastest chosen. Knowing OS and architecture  should be measured and the fastest chosen. Knowing OS and architecture
 is not enough, the best otions depend more on the processor and the  is not enough, the best options depend more on the processor and the
 compiler version.  compiler version.
   
 * ANSI Forth  * ANSI Forth
 Add the remaining words  Add the remaining words
   
 * Configuration  
 We should have a config script so people don't need to edit the  
 Makefile etc.  
   
 *Run-time System  *Run-time System
 **startup.fs takes too long to load.  
 Make the compiler much faster (hardly possible) or provide some way to  
 make an image that includes everything loaded by startup.fs  
 **Gender-independent image file format and loader  **Gender-independent image file format and loader
 **Stack Checking using the MMU where the OS makes it possible.  **Stack Checking using the MMU where the OS makes it possible.
   
Line 44  Use gcc-generated assembly on machines w Line 37  Use gcc-generated assembly on machines w
 processors supported by gcc  processors supported by gcc
   
 *Foreign Language Interface  *Foreign Language Interface
 If anybody wants to do this, mail me  If anybody wants to do this, take a look at
 (anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at). I have given some thought to this  ftp://ftp.complang.tuwien.ac.at/pub/forth/foreign.ds
 and will type in my notes if you are interested.  Some of the problems are discussed there,
 **C  **C
   Stuart Ramsden is doing a bit here.
 **FORTRAN  **FORTRAN
 **C++  **C++
   
Line 60  Issues: Convenience, portability across Line 54  Issues: Convenience, portability across
 existing tools (Emacs, F-PC)  existing tools (Emacs, F-PC)
 ** Decompiler and Debugger  ** Decompiler and Debugger
 need debugging  need debugging
 **readline  ** Profiling
 Use the GNU readline package for convenient line editing  The way this (and perhaps also debugging features) could work is this:
   On compilation all code fields are remembered somewhere (using a
   special hook like etags). If the user now decides to profile part of
   the code, the corresponding code fields are replaced by fields
   pointing to code that performs the measurement (or whatever else is
   intended).
 ** emacs support  ** emacs support
 can be improved  can be improved
 **prefix file generator  **prefix file generator
Line 80  John Hayes has a portable package Line 79  John Hayes has a portable package
   
 *Documentation  *Documentation
 A texinfo file  A texinfo file
   ** a tool that extracts (stack) comments from forth sources and replaces
   them in .ds files.
 **glossaries of all wordsets.  **glossaries of all wordsets.
 *** Inclusion of stack comments, glossary comments, and wordset comments  *** Inclusion of stack comments, glossary comments, and wordset comments
 in all source files.  in all source files.
   
 * Distribution and Announcements  * Distribution and Announcements
 ** add copyright notices to all the source files  ** add copyright notices to all the source files
 ** add a package target to the Makefile  
 ** Write articles for (general-purpose) magazines  ** Write articles for (general-purpose) magazines
Removed from v.1.2  
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  Added in v.1.4

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